Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pennington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pennington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pennington is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Greene, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Putnam & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Pennington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pennington:
- Morgan County (The home county of Pennington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bostwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Baldwin County
- Meriwether
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Fincherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Flovilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Swaggy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gwinnett County
- Loganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Gum Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Shady Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Ethridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Round Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Monroe County
- Juliette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dixie Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porterdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- High Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North High Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Eastville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Watkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spartan Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Oglethorpe County
- Maxeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Resseaus Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Oconee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Milstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Social Circle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Good Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jersey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Campton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Split Silk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pennington, see our County-by-County Page for Pennington.
Cemeteries Near Pennington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennington.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pennington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pennington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Madison.
- Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thankful Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hearnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Durden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pennington had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
- Godfrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Farrar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Shady Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Machen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Aikenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eatonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pennington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pennington.
Newspapers Published in Pennington ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennington, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pennington:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Butts County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Monroe County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |